Your Questions About Private Bin Collection in Rustington

Arun District Council is moving to a fortnightly schedule for general waste. They are also replacing your current general waste bin with a standardized, smaller 180-litre black bin. While they are adding a weekly food waste collection (the small caddies you've likely received info about), your main rubbish bin will only be emptied once every two weeks.

The official reason is to encourage recycling and standardise collections across West Sussex. The council believes that with the new weekly food waste collections, you won't need as much space for general rubbish. We agree that recycling is vital, but we also know that for many families in Rustington, a smaller bin collected half as often is a recipe for overflow.

According to the council's latest guidance, if your current bin is larger than 180 litres, they will likely replace it or refuse to empty it if it's not the regulation size. This is the biggest friction point for most homeowners—you're getting less capacity and less frequent collections at the same time.

We keep it simple. A single, one-off collection is £38. Our most popular Family Plan (2 collections a month to fill the council's gap) is just £25/month. If you run a business from home or have a large household, our Small Business plan is £59/month. That works out to roughly £6.70 per week for regular service—less than a couple of coffees.

No. We don't believe in trapping people. You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time. We want you to stay because the service is excellent, not because you signed a piece of paper.

None. The price you see is the price you pay. There are no bin rental fees, no admin charges, and no fuel surcharges. We believe in total transparency.

We set up a secure, automated payment for subscription plans so you never have to remember to pay. For one-off 'Ad Hoc' collections, you can pay securely online when you book. It's all digital, receipted, and hassle-free.